A few days ago, I watched a trailer for the movie "The Last Kiss," starring Zach Braff, Rachel Bilson, and Casey Affleck. It has the indie feel of "Garden State" with Oscar-worthy performances and directing. Zach Braff plays a guy who's about to turn 30, who must choose between settling down with his long-time girlfriend or choosing to try the ( Read more... )

I'm losing control, falling by wayside
Dive right in, take a drink, try and winSixty-days until I return to the hallowed grounds of Duke University. It's hard to believe that it's only been a month and a half since I left Randolph 226 and a crazy first year. My older friends tell me that your first year defines the rest of your college career in ( Read more... )

This is the true story of seven strangers, picked to live in a house and have their lives taped, and find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting REAL. The Real World!


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Let's cut to the chase. Most people find it terribly ironic that I am currently working in a Chinese restaurant because I am a crappy Asian. Someone remarked to me that I am so whitewashed that even though I, endearly known as a "twinkie," the white shows through the yellow exterior. My obvious disattachment from the mainstream Asian culture is ( Read more... )

I've been home for an entire week now and I think I have a grasp of how much has changed about home. My grandparents are here, so I have been temporarily placed in the guest bedroom, which seems almost appropriate seeing that I spend less than 1/3 of the year at home. My sister has grown about a foot and therefore, I will soon earn the title of " ( Read more... )

As this school year approaches its end, I have observed and learned many things, which I hope to somehow share with the upcoming class(es). I guess that's why I'm going to be a FAC. It'll enable me to corrupt the future classes without me having to track down potential victims; the FAC board will assign me 7-9 little FAC-lettes. Well, since I'm ( Read more... )

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Mad Li!

1. The blood of mammals is red, the blood of insects is yellow, and the blood of Mad Li is blue.
2. Over 2000 people have now climbed Mad Li, with roughly ten percent dying on the way down!
3. Plato believed that the souls of melancholy people would be reincarnated into Mad Li.
4. Every day in the UK, four people die putting Mad ( Read more... )

Tonight was rather uneventful, except for the fact that #4 J.J. Redick just made NCAA history with his 3-point shooting.

416!!!

After my being waitlisted at Maxwell House, my plans for next year have yet again been reshuffled. Though I'm planning to stay on the waitlist, my gut tells me to start looking at an alternative living option, which at the moment, is a big ?. Katie is blocking with some girls from Wilson and I might be joining them. Zach and I talked today and we' ( Read more... )

I just learned an interesting fact. Aluminum complexes cannot be made through a heat reaction because they're too damn stable. To decompose aluminum oxide into solid aluminum, you would need to heat it to the temperature of the


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